Broncos release Boss Bailey
by John Bena on Jun 17, 2009 10:39 AM MDT
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The National Football Post is reporting the Denver Broncos have released LB Boss Bailey --
Denver Broncos linebacker Boss Bailey, a seven-year veteran, was released today, according to a team source.
Bailey, 29, spent his first five seasons with the Detroit Lions before signing with the Broncos last season as a free agent. He started six games and finished with 40 tackles.
Bailey is the younger brother of veteran Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey.
The Denver Post spoke to Boss about the move --
"I wasn't really surprised by it. I understand how the business goes," Bailey said. "It's a business call. I appreciate everything they've done for me since I've been here. Once you're a Bronco, you're always a Bronco. Bailey said he "still has some work to do" to be ready to play for another team this season.
Bailey was injured much of 2008, his first with the team, and had yet to participate in drills. With the Broncos moving to more of a 3-4 look, and considering Bailey's injury concerns and history, it is hard to be surprised.
Coach Josh McDaniels spoke of the timing of the move -
"He was totally professional in his approach, and the way he handled himself here," coach Josh McDaniels said. "We felt it was the right thing to do for the player, to have the opportunity to latch onto another team by August."
Like I said in the comments. This is a class move by the Broncos. The guy isn't healthy, and won;t be for some time. Why keep him around when you can let him go find work somewhere else NOW when teams are still filling their training camp rosters.
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maybe barret is impressing very well
he got hurt every other drive anyway. hopefully this will give wesley woodyard more playing time
"It means nothing to throw for 4500 yards, 25 touchdowns, and you dont win"-Brandon Marshall
GET TO CAMP BRANDON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by broncoboy on Jun 17, 2009 10:42 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
but what is the hit on the cap after this?
"It means nothing to throw for 4500 yards, 25 touchdowns, and you dont win"-Brandon Marshall
GET TO CAMP BRANDON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by broncoboy on Jun 17, 2009 10:42 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
estimated cost to cut
will be about 3.4 million. that is actually pretty substantial, whereas his cap hit on the roster was around 2.55 mil. There are some intricacies involved in cutting him at this point in time that may or may not have gained us additional savings, but all in all, this appears mostly to be about a perrenially injured player vieing for a spot on a 53 man roster, comepting against one of the deepest corps on the team.
I don’t think money was a significant influence on the decision.
There is no army so powerful as an idea whose time has come.
by Jeremy Bolander on Jun 17, 2009 2:44 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Too many bodies
not enough OLB spots.
With the 12th pick, the Broncos select Knowshon Moreno - Roger Goodell
That'll move the chains - Andy Samberg
by KaptainKirk on Jun 17, 2009 10:45 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
+1
Occam’s Razor – the simplest explanation is usually right
Hillis/Moreno in '09
by Emmett Smith on Jun 17, 2009 10:47 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
that and he doesn't fit
the 5-2 scheme they’re installing
by SlowWhiteGuy on Jun 17, 2009 11:57 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brass Ones
Not that it will happen, but it looks like the regime is willing to risk alienating anybody…even Champ.
Love them or hate them, these guys (McX) are focused and determined to impliment their vision.
Anybody think this could cause a problem with Champ?
I am an idiot walking a tightrope of fortune and fame
I am an acrobat swinging trapezes through circles of flame
If you've never stared off in the distance, then your life is a shame
and though I'll never forget your face,
sometimes i can't remember my name.
--Counting Crows, "Mrs. Potter's Lullaby"
by PredominantlyOrange on Jun 17, 2009 10:45 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Let me be the first to go out on a limb and say
Champ is more mature than that…he knows this is a business and you have to perform. No way does he get bent about his brother not being able to play.
I don’t want breakaway speed. I want break-some-poor-fool-as-I-bowl-you-over power getting 6 yards off a play that should have been stopped for 2 at most.
by sadaraine on Jun 17, 2009 10:47 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I Don't Think
You can make decisions as a coach worried about what the friends or relatives might think.
Champ won’t have a problem because this will be a football decision.
Tis better not to throw it to the deep receiver but the open receiver.
by Kfustud on Jun 17, 2009 10:47 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I admit I'm a bit concerned
But they have given him all summer to find another job. Hopefully Champ sees it as “just business”.
by AllBroncsallday on Jun 17, 2009 10:47 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
"But they have given him all summer to find another job. "
Yes, and the same with Louis Green. Broncos could have kept them both around, knowing they’d only make the team if injuries hit, but took the high road and let them go early. Champ will be OK with it.
Growing older is not for sissies. Jack Palance
by bradley on Jun 17, 2009 10:53 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
When Was the Last Time
Champ took the field with his brother. This can’t be a shock.
Tis better not to throw it to the deep receiver but the open receiver.
by Kfustud on Jun 17, 2009 10:54 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think you guys are right
Champ seems the consummate pro.
by AllBroncsallday on Jun 17, 2009 11:02 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Time Left for Champ?
Do people really think Champ will be here past 2010? I think McDaniels moves are signaling the end of the Bailey era in the not too distant future.
by Baltimore Bronco on Jun 17, 2009 11:46 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Completely disagree
Champ needs a ring and he has the opportunity to get it with this team. I think he has longevity with the organization especially when he moves to FS (unless he wants to retire when he doesn’t have the goods for CB anymore).
I don’t want breakaway speed. I want break-some-poor-fool-as-I-bowl-you-over power getting 6 yards off a play that should have been stopped for 2 at most.
by sadaraine on Jun 17, 2009 12:56 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Depends how much Money
Champ wants when they negotiate.
Tis better not to throw it to the deep receiver but the open receiver.
by Kfustud on Jun 17, 2009 1:18 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
If you had asked me six months ago, or 4, or 2, or a week ago,
I would have said there’s no way Champ could get upset. He’s a classy guy. But the way things have been going, I have learned not to rule out the unexpected. PLEASE let this be the end of the Denver Drama.
-Harvey J. Neptune
"Practice doesn't make perfect. PERFECT practice makes perfect." - Vince Lombardi
by HarvJNep2n on Jun 17, 2009 2:57 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
No surprise really
Something had to give with our LBs…we still will see a couple cuts in my opinion. This is an easy one to make though with him not being able to practice yet. New defense requires people getting reps to make it work.
I don’t want breakaway speed. I want break-some-poor-fool-as-I-bowl-you-over power getting 6 yards off a play that should have been stopped for 2 at most.
by sadaraine on Jun 17, 2009 10:46 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Sorry It Never Worked
Tis better not to throw it to the deep receiver but the open receiver.
by Kfustud on Jun 17, 2009 10:46 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
How is it a bad move?
Player spends most of a year injured and unable to play, and hasn’t rehabbed to the point of being able to participate in drills in the off-season.
A player can’t wait until late July and hope to be able to pick up a new offensive/defensive scheme in a month.
Pray for the best, prepare for the worst, and know you will come down somewhere between the two.
by BShrout on Jun 17, 2009 10:52 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree BShrout.
Our biggest worry in getting Boss was his injury history. Sure enough, he was IR last year.
We made an obvious move.
"Greater is an army of sheep led by a lion, than an army of lions led by a sheep" Defoe
by Steve Nichols on Jun 17, 2009 2:40 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good riddance, best wishes to Boss
His was a terrible signing in the first place. Never had a healthy season in Detroit, so to give him any sort of signing bonus with expectations that he could be a starting LB was preposterous…
For me, it’s right there with Daryl Gardener, Dale Carter and Co.
No, Boss is not the questionable character those guys were, but the inability to stay healthy puts him there.
by Douglas A. Lee on Jun 17, 2009 10:50 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't say "good riddance".
He wasn’t a jerk. He just got hurt too much. I don’t blame him for getting a contract with Denver, and I wish him the best. I agree with the cut, I just wouldn’t say “good riddance”.
Just my opinion.
"Greater is an army of sheep led by a lion, than an army of lions led by a sheep" Defoe
by Steve Nichols on Jun 17, 2009 2:42 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't mean it like that...
I did say he’s not a questionable character. Just a bad signing in the first place, and I support the move to cut him.
by Douglas A. Lee on Jun 18, 2009 8:39 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why?
Champ has played more years without his brother than with. Why would that necessarily change. Champ has a strong enough work ethic to know that if you can’t perform and produce, you won’t be around long.
Pray for the best, prepare for the worst, and know you will come down somewhere between the two.
by BShrout on Jun 17, 2009 10:54 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Offseason Move V. Camp Move
I could see being effected by fraternal loyalty. If my brother got cut without being given a chance to compete for a job, I’d be bummed. If he got beat out competing in camp, I’d view it as a pure football decision and move on.
Not saying Champ won’t be a pro…but I doubt this is easy to strictly compartmentalize as a business decision…no matter how much of a pro you are.
I am an idiot walking a tightrope of fortune and fame
I am an acrobat swinging trapezes through circles of flame
If you've never stared off in the distance, then your life is a shame
and though I'll never forget your face,
sometimes i can't remember my name.
--Counting Crows, "Mrs. Potter's Lullaby"
by PredominantlyOrange on Jun 17, 2009 11:00 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
That might be the point...
He probably isn’t healthy, and with the history of knee issues, will likely never be healthy again….
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by John Bena on Jun 17, 2009 11:02 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Microfracture Surgery
I think you’re right. Didn’t he have microfracture surgey on his knee recently? That seems to be not only a gruesome sounding proceedure but also a career killer, or at the very least, career limiter.
I am an idiot walking a tightrope of fortune and fame
I am an acrobat swinging trapezes through circles of flame
If you've never stared off in the distance, then your life is a shame
and though I'll never forget your face,
sometimes i can't remember my name.
--Counting Crows, "Mrs. Potter's Lullaby"
by PredominantlyOrange on Jun 17, 2009 11:16 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think Champ will appreciate
that the Broncos did Boss a favor by releasing him early rather than late, so he has time, if he can get healthy, to catch on with another team. Boss seems to feel that the Broncos treated him fairly. Once you’re a Bronco you’re always a Bronco? Does that sound like somebody who feels he got the shaft? And if Boss feels that way is there any reason to think Champ feels otherwise. Re-signing Wiegmann and releasing Boss is a relief, because it gives us a sense of how the new regime normally does business, and I like what I’m seeing.
"In the empty spaces - lacunae, vacuums, pauses, voids, black holes - new things begin. We are born anew from the unexplored space, the badlands, the outlaw territory." - Sam Keen
by spock on Jun 17, 2009 12:04 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
because it gives us a sense of how the new regime normally does business, and I like what I’m seeing.
+1 nice comment
Bleeding Orange & Blue in The Netherlands
by BroncosNL on Jun 17, 2009 2:07 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
signicant detail
All reports have Boss as still recovering.
But he was not recovered enough to be able to practice with the team in any of its offseason practices.
And Bailey confirms this:
Bailey said he “still has some work to do” to be ready to play for another team this season.
As far as how the Baileys will react, Boss is taking it in stride, which bodes well for Champ’s reaction.
“I wasn’t really surprised by it. I understand how the business goes,” Bailey said. "It’s a business call. I appreciate everything they’ve done for me since I’ve been here. Once you’re a Bronco, you’re always a Bronco.
"If men define situations as real, they are real in their consequences". W. I. Thomas
by Colinski on Jun 17, 2009 4:20 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
The last comment is all that needs to be said!
http://www.davusx.net/assets/db/la_la_land.gif
"We should have kept Seattle and dumped San Diego from the Division"
Davis and Sharpe to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Jun 17, 2009 4:55 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've been expecting Champ
To be asking for a new contract for a while. He’s not getting younger. This is just one more thing that will add to any potential discontent. He’s absolutely a pro, through and through, but contracts are part of the profession. I hope that this doesn’t affect him.
by Eyecore13 on Jun 17, 2009 10:58 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Even if he does ask for a bigger contract
Bowlen’s going to give it to him. If anyone on that team deserves it, it’s Champ. I guarantee you right now that Pat knows that.
"It means nothing to throw for 4500 yards, 25 touchdowns, and you dont win" -Brandon Marshall
by Joe Medina on Jun 17, 2009 11:07 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's it. We're screwed. I'm gonna jump!
With the 12th pick, the Broncos select Knowshon Moreno - Roger Goodell
That'll move the chains - Andy Samberg
by KaptainKirk on Jun 17, 2009 11:17 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
save a spot for me on the ledge.
Boss was my idol and now I’m through! :D
"It means nothing to throw for 4500 yards, 25 touchdowns, and you dont win" -Brandon Marshall
by Joe Medina on Jun 17, 2009 11:19 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yep...I am pissed......Nate webster and now this.....this team sucks!
Those that cant coach, compete!
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
All I want is 53 Rod Smiths. Is that asking too much????
"Peyton Hillis didn’t rip the sleeves off his jersey, they flew off out of fear."
Calijoefornia.
by boydy2669 on Jun 17, 2009 3:14 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don’t forget Winborn and Robo. We’re screwed for sure.
by SlowWhiteGuy on Jun 17, 2009 3:23 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
WHAT????....I just found out McCree is no longer on the roster......ON NO...where's Calvin Lowry???????
Those that cant coach, compete!
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
All I want is 53 Rod Smiths. Is that asking too much????
"Peyton Hillis didn’t rip the sleeves off his jersey, they flew off out of fear."
Calijoefornia.
by boydy2669 on Jun 17, 2009 3:34 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
WHO THE HELL TRADED CUTLER?!
I’m so done with living! ughhhhhh.
"It means nothing to throw for 4500 yards, 25 touchdowns, and you dont win" -Brandon Marshall
by Joe Medina on Jun 17, 2009 3:38 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
They traded Cutler????....wow!
Those that cant coach, compete!
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
All I want is 53 Rod Smiths. Is that asking too much????
"Peyton Hillis didn’t rip the sleeves off his jersey, they flew off out of fear."
Calijoefornia.
by boydy2669 on Jun 17, 2009 3:46 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
OMG
When did the Broncos get new uniforms!
Tis better not to throw it to the deep receiver but the open receiver.
by Kfustud on Jun 17, 2009 3:46 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who are the broncos?
I root for the Denver Bears….
-Harvey J. Neptune
"Practice doesn't make perfect. PERFECT practice makes perfect." - Vince Lombardi
by HarvJNep2n on Jun 17, 2009 4:49 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
This isn't the forum for the Colorado Rapids?
I’m throwing my computer out of anguish!
"It means nothing to throw for 4500 yards, 25 touchdowns, and you dont win" -Brandon Marshall
by Joe Medina on Jun 17, 2009 4:50 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL. We are all delirious.
-Harvey J. Neptune
"Practice doesn't make perfect. PERFECT practice makes perfect." - Vince Lombardi
by HarvJNep2n on Jun 17, 2009 5:20 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Engelberger
I can’t stand the thought of not being able to watch him, well, stand around out there. His play made me think of a peaceful meadow scene, with him as the foremost and clearly visible tree, gently swaying in the wind, getting swallowed up by whatever blocker was sent his way. He will be missed.
by aLuffabo on Jun 18, 2009 1:33 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I must be experiencing some memory loss myself
I’d forgotten the name of the guy who set a world’s record for practice squad to starting to ’Here’s your hat’…Well, heck, if he’s gone we’re totally lost. And they got some git named ‘Dawkins’ to replace him? What were they thinking….We’re so much worse than last year….
lol – I really am enjoying the ‘new’ response’ to things. Out-fearing the fearsters can be a lot of fun
Hillis/Moreno in '09
by Emmett Smith on Jun 18, 2009 10:35 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Dawkins Bawkins Schawkins...
Isn’t that guy like 48 years old?
Geez, I’m pretty sure my Dad could catch a skinny post on the man and wave goodbye as Dawkins dawdles after him. This is getting silly.
by aLuffabo on Jun 18, 2009 5:54 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I believe you are thinking of
Roderick Rogers, safety out of Wisconsin. We developed him for one year on PS, then when Lowry and Co. were launching the failboat Shanny threw Rogers in….only to fire him the next week.
Baffling, and perhaps a peek ‘behind the tan,’ as it were…
There is no army so powerful as an idea whose time has come.
by Jeremy Bolander on Jun 19, 2009 3:29 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's a good thing I'm a regular around here.
I might think you guys are serious. This is like the GenX/Sarcasm version of the DP. All Satire, all the time!
-Harvey J. Neptune
"Practice doesn't make perfect. PERFECT practice makes perfect." - Vince Lombardi
by HarvJNep2n on Jun 17, 2009 3:01 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
boy do we need all satire all the time
this whole off season has been one big dra-medy
Pray for the best, prepare for the worst, and know you will come down somewhere between the two.
by BShrout on Jun 17, 2009 3:31 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kinda like....
If you dont laugh you cry type scenario.
I love the direction we are going, and honestly, BM seems like the only non fit in the whole team!
Those that cant coach, compete!
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
All I want is 53 Rod Smiths. Is that asking too much????
"Peyton Hillis didn’t rip the sleeves off his jersey, they flew off out of fear."
Calijoefornia.
by boydy2669 on Jun 17, 2009 3:33 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
This direction we're going
SUCKS!
-Harvey J. Neptune
"Practice doesn't make perfect. PERFECT practice makes perfect." - Vince Lombardi
by HarvJNep2n on Jun 17, 2009 4:48 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Alphonso Smith..
I knew the release of Boss was inevitable, for a while I thought it would be great if we could trade Champ for Julius Peppers but he wants to play outside linebacker too.. the only reason I could justify wasting our first rounder next year on a 5’9" corner was as insurance if Champ decides he’s just unwilling to wait it out in Denver while we rebuild.. either way I would NOT resign him when the time comes.. let’s hope the young Alphonso learns a thing or two cause he might have to start if this goes wrong.
by quarterhorse on Jun 17, 2009 11:02 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
He got hurt in every game he played in last season except one...
but he made up for it when he got injured twice in one game.
If Boss was a starter last season and we outright cut him, that tells me that improvements are being made.
I’m all for it.
J
It's not the Lakers I hate with every bone in my body, it's just the players and their fans.
by Jezru on Jun 17, 2009 11:13 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Funny how most of the comments went straight to
“pissing off champ” dude, i dont know how he will handle it but i would guess the same way he handled losing the last four d cords, head coach, players around him, QB. Why would his attitude suddenly change because the situation now effects his brother? He seems to know that emotions need to be checked at the door in this locker room!
http://www.davusx.net/assets/db/la_la_land.gif
"We should have kept Seattle and dumped San Diego from the Division"
Davis and Sharpe to the Hall!
by Jon Tollerud on Jun 17, 2009 11:18 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes. And look at it this way -
the Broncos gave Champ and Boss the opportunity to be on the same NFL field for two years. That is a rare thing, and five years from now, when both are retired, they’ll have good memories of that.
Growing older is not for sissies. Jack Palance
by bradley on Jun 17, 2009 11:24 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well, after all their injuries I think it only adds up to about 2.5 games together
But I’m sure they can make some good memories out of that.
No stairway? ...denied!
by papigrande on Jun 17, 2009 11:32 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not surprised, I am not sure he will latch on with another team
So long Mr. Glass
"Me fail english, that unpossible" - Ralph Wiggum
"Duffman is thrusting in the direction of the problem" - Duffman
"Good, bad, I'm the guy with the gun" - Ash from Army of Darkness
"H.I., you're young and you got your health, what you want with a job?" - Evelle from Raising Arizona
"It happens sometimes. People just explode. Natural causes." - Agent Rogersz from Repoman
by Broncoman on Jun 17, 2009 12:14 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh man that's perfect
“Mr. Glass” indeed
by AllBroncsallday on Jun 17, 2009 1:23 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
For some reason I’m kind of bummed about cutting Boss, but I think it was probably the right decision.
"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!
by PosterNutbag on Jun 17, 2009 12:49 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
I Agree
Wish he could have stayed healthy, though. Seems like a good guy, and he handled this like a professional, which is a refreshing change…
by Gorbal on Jun 17, 2009 1:34 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I like Boss....just some guys are snake bit...
I ahev a pit in my stomach about Torain as well…..think these 2 guys are just dead unlucky!
You are a class act Boss and all the best to you!
Those that cant coach, compete!
Failing to plan is planning to fail.
All I want is 53 Rod Smiths. Is that asking too much????
"Peyton Hillis didn’t rip the sleeves off his jersey, they flew off out of fear."
Calijoefornia.
by boydy2669 on Jun 17, 2009 3:16 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree
about Torain. Do you think he’s next? And we’ll sign Tatum an hour after Torain’s release?….LOL
-Harvey J. Neptune
"Practice doesn't make perfect. PERFECT practice makes perfect." - Vince Lombardi
by HarvJNep2n on Jun 17, 2009 4:51 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs
dangit!
I had just picked up Boss on my Madden Franchise team :)
oh well, looks like someone is getting traded this off-season ;)
by lolcopter on Jun 17, 2009 12:57 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
No big loss. This guy is NEVER healthy.
by McGeorge on Jun 17, 2009 1:23 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
Boss was a good Bronco
Best wishes to him and hoping he has a couple of years of NFL action left in his body.
I agree, Larsen shouldn’t get any bigger. I am getting tired of his bone crushing hits knocking the pixels off my TV, once they fall to the floor they are very hard to find.
by Arctic Bronco on Jun 17, 2009 9:18 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs
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